12Feb15

UNSC Resolution on the Financing of the Islamic State

United Nations
Security Council
S/RES/2199 (2015)
Distr.: General
12 February 2015

Resolution 2199 (2015)Adopted by the Security Council at its 7379th meeting, on 12 February 2015

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security,
in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,

Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious
threats to international peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and
unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed,

Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United
Nations and international law, including applicable international human rights, refugee, and
humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, stressing in
this regard the important role the United Nations plays in leading and coordinating this effort,

Emphasizing that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the United Nations in the
maintenance and restoration of international peace and security including countering terrorism,
and underlining the importance of prompt and effective implementation of relevant resolutions,
in particular Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) as key instruments in the
fight against terrorism,

Recalling its Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), 2161 (2014), 2170 (2014), and 2178 (2014)
and its Presidential Statements of 28 July 2014 and 19 November 2014, including its stated
intention to consider additional measures to disrupt oil trade by Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL, also known as Daesh), Al-Nusrah Front (ANF) and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, as a source of terrorism financing,

Recognizing the importance of the role that financial sanctions play in disrupting ISIL, ANF and
all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and
emphasizing also the need for a comprehensive approach to fully disrupt ISIL and ANF that
integrates multilateral strategies with national action by Member States,

Reaffirming the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Republic of Iraq
and the Syrian Arab Republic, and reaffirming further the purposes and principles of the Charter
of the United Nations,

Reaffirming also that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion,
nationality, or civilization,

Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and comprehensive approach
involving the active participation and collaboration of all States, and international and regional
organizations to impede, impair, isolate and incapacitate the terrorist threat,

Expressing, in this regard, its deep appreciation for Arab League Resolution 7804 (7 September
2014), the Paris Statement (15 September 2014), the FATF statement on countering the
financing of ISIL (24 October 2014) and the Manama declaration on countering terrorist finance
(9 November 2014),

Reaffirming its resolution 1373 (2001) and in particular its decisions that all States shall prevent
and suppress the financing of terrorist acts and refrain from providing any form of support,
active or passive, to entities or persons involved in terrorist acts, including by suppressing
recruitment of members of terrorist groups and eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists,

Recognizing the significant need to build capacities of Member States to counter terrorism and
terrorist finance,

Reiterating its deep concern that oilfields and their related infrastructure, as well as other
infrastructure such as dams and power plants, controlled by ISIL, ANF and potentially other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, are gene rating a
significant portion of the groups' income, alongside extortion, private foreign donations, kidnap
ransoms and stolen money from the territory they control, which support their recruitment efforts
and strengthen their operational capability to organize and carry out terrorist attacks,

Condemning in the strongest terms abductions of women and children, expressing outrage at
their exploitation and abuse, including rape, sexual abuse, forced marriage, committed by ISIL,
ANF, and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and
encouraging all state and non-state actors with evidence to bring it to the attention of the
Council, along with any information that human trafficking may support the perpetrators
financially,

Reaffirming the obligation of Member States to freeze without delay funds and other financial
assets or economic resources of persons who commit, or attempt to commit, terrorist acts or
participate in or facilitate the commission of terrorist acts; of entities owned or controlled
directly or indirectly by such persons; and of persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the
direction of such persons and entities, including funds derived or generated from property owned
or controlled directly or indirectly by such persons and associated persons and entities,

Expressing its concern that economic resources such as oil, oil products, modular refineries and
related material, other natural resources including precious metals such as gold, silver, and
copper, diamonds, and any other assets are made available to ISIL, ANF, and other individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and noting that direct or indirect
trade with ISIL and ANF in such materials could constitute a violation of the obligations
imposed by resolution 2161 (2014),

Reminding all States of their obligation to ensure that any person who participates in the
financing, planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts is
brought to justice,

Reaffirming its decision 2133 (2014) and noting again that ransom payments to terrorist groups
are one of the sources of income which supports their recruitment efforts, strengthens their
operational capability to organize and carry out terrorist attacks, and incentivizes future incidents
of kidnapping for ransom,

Expressing concern at the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists and their
supporters, of new information and communications technologies, in particular the Internet, to
facilitate terrorist acts, as well as their use to incite, recruit, fund or plan terrorist acts,

Expressing grave concern at the increased incidents of kidnapping and hostage-murdering
committed by ISIL, and condemning those heinous and cowardly murders which demonstrate
that terrorism is a scourge impacting all of humanity and people from all regions and religions or
belief,

Welcoming the report on ANF and ISIL from the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring
Team, published on 14 November 2014, and taking note of its recommendations,

Noting with concern the continued threat posed to international peace and security by ISIL, ANF
and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and
reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of that threat,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

Oil Trade

1. Condemns any engagement in direct or indirect trade, in particular of oil and oil products, and
modular refineries and related material, with ISIL, ANF and any other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities designated as associated with Al-Qaida by the Committee pursuant to
resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), and reiterates that such engagement would constitute
support for such individuals, groups, undertakings and entities and may lead to further listings by
the Committee;

2. Reaffirms that States are required by resolution 2161 (2014) to ensure that their nationals and
those in their territory not make assets or economic resources, directly or indirectly, available to
ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida,
and notes that this obligation applies to the direct and indirect trade in oil and refined oil
products, modular refineries and related material;

3. Reaffirms that States are required by resolution 2161 (2014) to freeze without delay the funds
and other financial assets or economic resources of ISIL, ANF, and other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, including funds derived from property
owned or controlled directly or indirectly, by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their
direction;

4. Reaffirms that States are required by resolution 2161 (2014) to ensure that no funds, other
financial assets or economic resources are made available, directly or indirectly, by their
nationals or by persons within their territory for the benefit of ISIL, ANF, and other individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida;

5. Recalls that funds and other financial assets or economic resources made available to or for
the benefit of listed individuals or entities are not always held directly by them, and recalls in
addition that in identifying such funds and benefits, States should be alert to the possibility that
property owned or controlled indirectly by the listed party may not be immediately visible;

6. Confirms that economic resources include oil, oil products, modular refineries and related
material, other natural resources, and any other assets which are not funds but which potentially
may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;

7. Emphasizes therefore that States are required by UN Security Council resolution 2161 (2014)
to freeze without delay funds, other financial assets and economic resources of ISIL, ANF, and
other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, including oil, oil
products, modular refineries and related material and other natural resources owned or controlled
by them, or persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, as well as any funds or negotiable
benefit arising from such economic resources;

8. Recognizes the need to take measures to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorism,
individual terrorists, and terrorist organizations, including from the proceeds of organized crime,
inter alia, the illicit production and trafficking of drugs and their chemical precursors, and the
importance of continued international cooperation to that aim;

9. Emphasizes that States are required to ensure that their nationals and persons in their territory
not make available, directly or indirectly, any funds, other financial assets or economic
resources, including oil, oil products, modular refineries and related material and other natural
resources that are identified as directed to, collected for, or otherwise for the benefit of ISIL,
ANF, and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, as well
as any funds or negotiable benefit arising from such economic resources;

10. Expresses concern that vehicles, including aircraft, cars and trucks and oil tankers, departing
from or going to areas of Syria and Iraq where ISIL, ANF or any other groups, undertakings and
entities associated with Al-Qaida operate, could be used to transfer oil and oil products, modular
refineries and related material, cash, and other valuable items including natural resources such as
precious metals and minerals like gold, silver, copper and diamonds, as well as grain, livestock,
machinery, electronics, and cigarettes by or on behalf of such entities for sale on international
markets, for barter for arms, or for use in other ways that would result in violations of the asset
freeze or arms embargo in paragraph 1 of resolution 2161 (2014) and encourages Member States
to take appropriate steps in accordance with international law to prevent and disrupt activity that
would result in violations of the asset freeze or targeted arms embargo in paragraph 1 of
resolution 2161 (2014);

11. Reaffirms that all States shall ensure that any person who participates in the financing,
planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts is brought to
justice and ensure that such terrorist acts are established as serious criminal offenses in domestic
laws and regulations and that the punishment duly reflects the seriousness of such terrorist acts,
and emphasizes that such support may be provided through trade in oil and refined oil products,
modular refineries and related material with ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida;

12. Decides that Member States shall inform the 1267/1989 Committee within 30 days of the
interdiction in their territory of any oil, oil products, modular refineries, and related material
being transferred to or from ISIL or ANF, and calls upon Member States to report to the
Committee the outcome of proceedings brought against individuals and entities as a result of
such activity;

13. Encourages the submission of listing requests to the Committee by Member States of
individuals and entities engaged in oil trade-related activities with ISIL, ANF and all other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida and directs the
1267/1989 Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee to immediately consider designations of individuals
and entities engaged in oil trade-related activities with ISIL, the ANF and all other individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida;

14. Calls upon Member States to improve international, regional, and subregional cooperation,
including through increased sharing of information for the purpose of identifying smuggling
routes used by ISIL and ANF, and for Member States to consider provision of technical
assistance and capacity building to assist other Member States to counter smuggling of oil and
oil products, and modular refineries and related material, by ISIL, ANF and any other individual,
group, undertaking or entity associated with Al-Qaida;

Cultural Heritage

15. Condemns the destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria particularly by ISIL and
ANF, whether such destruction is incidental or deliberate, including targeted destruction of
religious sites and objects;

16. Notes with concern that ISIL, ANF and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
associated with Al-Qaida, are generating income from engaging directly or indirectly in the
looting and smuggling of cultural heritage items from archaeological sites, museums, libraries,
archives, and other sites in Iraq and Syria, which is being used to support their recruitment
efforts and strengthen their operational capability to organize and carry out terrorist attacks;

17. Reaffirms its decision in paragraph 7 of resolution 1483 (2003) and decides that all Member
States shall take appropriate steps to prevent the trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property and
other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific, and religious importance
illegally removed from Iraq since 6 August 1990 and from Syria since 15 March 2011, including
by prohibiting cross -border trade in such items, thereby allowing for their eventual safe return to
the Iraqi and Syrian people and calls upon the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization, Interpol, and other international organizations, as appropriate, to assist in
the implementation of this paragraph;

Kidnapping for Ransom and External Donations

18. Reaffirms its condemnation of incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by
ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida
for any purpose, including with the aim of raising funds or gaining political concessions and
expresses its determination to prevent kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorist
groups and to secure the safe release of hostages without ransom payments or political
concessions, in accordance with applicable international law;

19. Reaffirms that the requirements of paragraph 1 (a) of resolution 2161 (2014) apply to the
payment of ransoms to individuals, groups, undertakings or entities on the Al-Qaida Sanctions
List, regardless of how or by whom the ransom is paid, emphasizes that this obligation applies to
ISIL and ANF, and calls upon all Member States to encourage private sector partners to adopt or
to follow relevant guidelines and good practices for preventing and responding to terrorist
kidnappings without paying ransom;

20. Reiterates its call upon all Member States to prevent terrorists from benefiting directly or
indirectly from ransom payments or from political concessions and to secure the safe release of
hostages, and reaffirms the need for all Member States to cooperate closely during incidents of
kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups;

21. Expresses its grave concern of reports that external donations continue to make their way to
ISIL, ANF and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida,
and recalls the importance of all Member States complying with their obligation to ensure that
their nationals and persons within their territory do not make donations to individuals and
entities designated by the Committee or those acting on behalf of or at the direction of
designated entities;

22. Stresses that donations from individuals and entities have played a role in developing and
sustaining ISIL and ANF, and that Member States have an obligation to ensure that such support
is not made available to those terrorist groups and other individuals, groups, undertakings and
entities associated with Al-Qaida by their nationals and persons within their territory, and urges
Member States to address this directly through enhanced vigilance of the international financial
system and by working with their non-profit and charitable organizations to ensure financial
flows through charitable giving are not diverted to ISIL, ANF or any other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida;

Banking

23. Urges Member States to take steps to ensure that financial institutions within their territory
prevent ISIL, ANF or other individuals, groups, undertakings or entities associated with Al-Qaida from accessing the international financial system;

Arms and related materiel

24. Reaffirms its decision that States shall prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale, or transfer
to ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida from their territories or by their nationals outside their territories, or using their flag
vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types including weapons and ammunition,
military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned,
and technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, as well as its calls for
States to find ways of intensifying and accelerating the exchange of operational information
regarding traffic in arms, and to enhance coordination of efforts on national, subregional,
regional and international levels;

25. Expresses concern at the proliferation of all arms and related materiel of all types, in
particular man-portable surface-to-air missiles, to ISIL, ANF and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and its potential impact on regional and
international peace and security and impeding efforts to combat terrorism in some cases;

26. Reminds Member States of their obligation pursuant to paragraph 1 (c) of resolution 2161
(2014), to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer of arms and related materiel of all
types to listed individuals and entities, including ISIL and ANF;

27. Calls upon all States to consider appropriate measures to prevent the transfer of all arms and
related materiel of all types, in particular man-portable surface-to-air missiles, if there is a
reasonable suspicion that such arms and related materiel would be obtained by ISIL, the ANF or
other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida;

Asset Freeze

28. Reaffirms that the requirements in paragraph 1 (a) of Security Council resolution 2161 apply
to financial and economic resources of every kind, including but not limited to those used for the
provision of Internet hosting or related services, used for the support of Al-Qaida and other
individuals, groups, undertakings or entities included on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List;

Reporting

29. Calls upon Member States to report to the Committee within 120 days on the measures they
have taken to comply with the measures imposed in this resolution;

30. Requests the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, in close cooperation with
other United Nations counter-terrorism bodies to conduct an assessment of the impact of these
new measures and to report to the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999)
and 1989 (2011) within 150 days, and thereafter to incorporate reporting on the impact of these
new measures into their reports to the Committee in order to track progress on implementation,
identify unintended consequences and unexpected challenges, and to help facilitate further
adjustments as required, and further requests the Committee established pursuant to resolutions
1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) to update the Security Council on the implementation of this
resolution as part of its regular oral reports to the Council on the state of the overall work of the
Committee and the Monitoring Team;

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